Open AccessA new fish species of Roeboides from Panamá (Characiformes: Characidae)
Author(s) -
Carlos Alberto Santos de Lucena
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
revista de biología tropical
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2215-2075
pISSN - 0034-7744
DOI - 10.15517/rbt.v59i4.3428
Subject(s) - characidae , characiformes , panama , fish <actinopterygii> , drainage basin , freshwater fish , zoology , ecology , geography , fishery , biology , cartography
A freshwater fish Roeboides loftini n.sp. is described from the Río Coclé del Norte drainage of the Atlantic versant of Panamá. The new species differs from other species of the Roeboides guatemalensis-group by the number of perforated scales on the lateral line (83-100), body depth (31.8-36.1%), predorsal distance (49.1-51.9%) and the shape of the humeral spot.